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   WBT    
   September 22, 2017    
   One Year After Keith Scott, Gone With The Prayer, Observer .... Well one Rick Thames who is now he's their retired editor when he was running ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   WFAE    
   April 19, 2017    
   It's an uncertain time for the newspaper business. Revenues and newsrooms are shrinking – as the digital revolution expands. The Charlotte ...     
    
    
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   April 7, 2017    
   Chisenhall, 53, a native of Belleville, Ill., succeeds Rick Thames, who ... She becomes the 10th editor in the Observer's 131-year history – and ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   All Access Music Group    
   March 31, 2017    
   WASHBURN has been covering radio and TV for the OBSERVER since ... as Editor of the paper from RICK THAMES as of TOMORROW (4/1).     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 31, 2017    
   By Rick Thames ... On my final day as editor of the Charlotte Observer, it's worth noting what sold me on a career in journalism. It started with a ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 24, 2017    
   By Rick Thames ... Your Charlotte Observer newsroom stands at the edge of a new and fascinating frontier, and ... The Observer was so intent at unlocking this mystery that it named me its first “public editor” in the early 1990s.     
    
    
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 15, 2017    
   Rick Thames is retiring as editor of The Charlotte Observer and will be succeeded by managing editor Sherry Chisenhall, publisher Ann ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   News & Observer (blog)    
   March 3, 2017    
   Six North Carolina newspapers, including The News & Observer, have ... Rick Thames, editor of The Charlotte Observer, said PTL urged its ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   November 22, 2016    
   The Charlotte Observer and three other news outlets are suing UNC-Chapel ... Rick Thames, executive editor of the Observer, said victims have ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   October 5, 2016    
   In June, a team of Charlotte Observer journalists led by Elizabeth Leland set out to gauge the extent to which people are targeted because of their sexual ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Wichita Eagle    
   May 25, 2016    
   Eagle editor Sherry Chisenhall to move to Charlotte Observer ... Rick Thames, the editor of The Eagle until 2004, had hired her from Charlotte ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   April 28, 2016    
   Yes, there is just that much glass and sunlight inside the new Uptown headquarters of the Charlotte Observer.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer (blog)    
   February 4, 2016    
   For that matter, the Observer has staffed every Panthers game in their 21-year ... Veteran Sports Editor Michael Persinger, who is leading our ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   April 3, 2017    
   So our Observer editors prefer keeping HB2 for now rather than an “imperfect repeal”? That will be one lonely, isolated position. Given theà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   All Access Music Group    
   March 31, 2017    
   Media Columnist Mark Washburn Retires From Charlotte Observer ... over as Editor of the paper from RICK THAMES as of TOMORROW (4/1).     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 31, 2017    
   By Rick Thames ... On my final day as editor of the Charlotte Observer, it's worth noting what sold me on a career in journalism. It started with aà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 24, 2017    
   By Rick Thames ... Your Charlotte Observer newsroom stands at the edge of a new and fascinating frontier, and ... The Observer was so intent at unlocking this mystery that it named me its first “public editor” in the early 1990s.     
    
    
 
  
 
 
   
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 15, 2017    
   Rick Thames is retiring as editor of The Charlotte Observer and will be succeeded by managing editor Sherry Chisenhall, publisher Annà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 9, 2017    
   The Charlotte Observer won 41 awards in the annual N.C. Press Association competition ... Charlotte Observer Editor Rick Thames is at rightà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   News & Observer (blog)    
   March 3, 2017    
   Six North Carolina newspapers, including The News & Observer, have ... Rick Thames, editor of The Charlotte Observer, said PTL urged itsà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   November 22, 2016    
   The lawsuit was filed in Superior Court on Monday by the Observer, WRAL, ... Rick Thames, executive editor of the Observer, said victims haveà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   November 1, 2016    
   On Wednesday night, the Observer plans to host a forum on HB2, the ... Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames said, “It's ludicrous to suggestà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   October 7, 2016    
   “It was no surprise to the governor's office that his email is a public record,” said Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames. “Given the impact ofà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   October 5, 2016    
   In June, a team of Charlotte Observer journalists led by Elizabeth Leland set out to gauge the extent to which people are targeted because of their sexualà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   August 31, 2016    
   Keep your eye on the Charlotte Observer. The Observer has ... Rick Thames has been editor of the Observer for 12 years. Follow him atà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   WBT    
   December 31, 1999    
   One Year After Keith Scott, Gone With The Prayer, Observer .... Well one Rick Thames who is now he's their retired editor when he was runningà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   WBT    
   December 31, 1999    
   One Year After Keith Scott, Gone With The Prayer, Observer .... Well one Rick Thames who is now he's their retired editor when he was runningà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   MilTech    
   March 21, 2017    
   Rick Thames, The Charlotte Observer's top editor and vice president, is set to retire from his post on March 31.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Richmond County Daily Journal    
   March 16, 2017    
   CHARLOTTE - The publisher of The Charlotte Observer has announced that editor Rick Thames is retiring. Thames, editor since 2004, told newsroom staffers of his decision on Wednesday (http://bit.ly/2nbFwbi). Publisher Ann Caulkins said managing editorà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 15, 2017    
   Rick Thames is retiring as editor of The Charlotte Observer and will be succeeded by managing editor Sherry Chisenhall, publisher Ann Caulkins announced Wednesday.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   March 9, 2017    
   The Charlotte Observer won 41 awards in the annual N.C. Press Association competition Thursday, including 18 first-place awards, eight second-place awards and 15 third-place awards.     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Daily Tar Heel    
   January 24, 2017    
   Rick Thames, executive editor at The Charlotte Observer, said perhaps the term fake news should not be used. "(Fake news) suggests that it's something other than a falsehood, the deliberate misleading of people," he said.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Wichita Eagle    
   December 23, 2016    
   The tradition of using a photo as the front page on Christmas Day was started in 2001 by then-editor Rick Thames. He wanted to give readers a Christmas gift by highlighting a holiday photo.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Peacock Panache    
   November 3, 2016    
   Commenting on the complaint, Charlotte Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames argued, "It's ludicrous to suggest that this is anything other than a forum to help voters.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Advocate.com    
   November 3, 2016    
   Rick Thames, the executive editor of the Observer, dismissed claims the event was politically motivated. "It's ludicrous to suggest that this is anything other than a forum to help voters," Thames said in a response published in the Charlotte newspaper ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   November 2, 2016    
   Charlotte Observer Editor Rick Thames opens "The Truth about HB2" forum hosted by the Charlotte Observer at the McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square, to discuss the impact of HB2 and the future with or without it, on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Progressive Pulse    
   November 2, 2016    
   The Observer's editorial board has endorsed Cooper, in addition to 25 other Democrats and 10 Republicans. Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames said, "It's ludicrous to suggest that this is anything other than a forum to help voters. "We've made every ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   WBTV    
   November 1, 2016    
   The complaint also says Observer managers have "vocally and financially supported Roy Cooper and the democrat party." Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames says there's no hidden agenda and the decision host conversation has nothing to do with theà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   November 1, 2016    
   The North Carolina Republican Party has filed an elections board complaint against the Charlotte Observer and others who are planning a public forum about House Bill 2, alleging that the event will serve as an "infomercial" for Democratic gubernatorialà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   October 27, 2016    
   "There is no dispute that these are public records," said Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames. "Our request for them was ignored for six months, until we filed a lawsuit.     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Daily Tar Heel    
   October 23, 2016    
   Rick Thames, executive editor of the Charlotte Observer, said the Observer did not intend to affect the gubernatorial race in publishing the emails, but the governor's office waited until after the lawsuit was filed to fulfill the records request.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Human Rights Campaign (blog)    
   October 17, 2016    
   ICYMI: Following The Charlotte Observer's powerful and heartbreaking series, Permission to Hate, documenting anti-LGBTQ crime and discrimination in North Carolina, Executive Editor Rick Thames issued an urgent call to action, "Let's put a stop LGBTQà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   October 17, 2016    
   Congratulations to Elizabeth Leland and Rick Thames for exposing the reality of HB2 - a discriminatory bill that encourages and gives cover to hate and violence against our LGBT brothers and sisters.     
    
    
  
  
   
   Human Rights Campaign (blog)    
   October 17, 2016    
   ICYMI: Following The Charlotte Observer's powerful and heartbreaking series, Permission to Hate, documenting anti-LGBTQ crime and discrimination in North Carolina, Executive Editor Rick Thames issued an urgent call to action, "Let's put a stop LGBTQà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Daily Tar Heel    
   October 11, 2016    
   Citing the state's public records law, the Observer originally requested access to email exchanges between the governor and legislators, administrative officials, companies and others, said Rick Thames, the Observer's executive editor. The governor's ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Daily Tar Heel    
   October 11, 2016    
   Citing the state's public records law, the Observer originally requested access to email exchanges between the governor and legislators, administrative officials, companies and others, said Rick Thames, the Observer's executive editor. The governor's ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   October 7, 2016    
   "It was no surprise to the governor's office that his email is a public record," said Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames. "Given the impact of HB2 on our state, it is appalling that he would ignore the law and continue to withhold that record six ...     
    
    
  
  
   
   HeraldNet    
   September 29, 2016    
   Observer Executive Editor Rick Thames said the video that has been withheld may be important to the public. "There are any number of questions the video could help answer, not the least of which is whether there was a gun at the scene, near where Keithà...     
    
    
  
  
   
   Charlotte Observer    
   September 28, 2016    
   The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has refused to release more than two hours of footage that video cameras captured at the University City apartment complex where police fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott last week.     
    
    
  
  
   
   The Boston Globe    
   September 21, 2016    
   The Charlotte Observer reports 12 officers were injured in the protests, and a highway was shut down in both directions. By sunrise, the streets of the ... Rick Thames (@rthames) September 21, 2016 ... Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) September 21, 2016.     
    
   
  
   
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